Despicable Me Reviews

‘Despicable Me’ has a great plot, the plot is basically a super villain hearing about another super villain stealing a Pyramid and plans to steal the moon, ask me, Gru and Vector are basically just idiots who want to be villains and both brawl to commit the crime of the century

The minions are hilarious, probably also the best part of the movie, the movie is funny, clever and superb for kids

‘Despicable Me’ has all the laughs that anyone could need to have a good time

I had a whole lot of fun with this one. There really isn't that much to say that hasn't already been said. It was a very well written film that manages to make its great sense of humor(some of it a bit dark) remain in our memory. If you haven't seen it yet, I can guarantee that it will, at the very least, put a smile on your face.

Minions.

"They're my...cousins."

*A minion drinks an anti-gravity beeker and starts to float...and then goes out of a ceiling window*

Dr. Nefario: I meant to close that.

Gru: Do the effects wear off?

Dr. Nefario: From what we've seen...no.

And (dancing!) boogie robots!

Gru: No! Cookie robots! Not boogie robots! Why are you...so old?

Dr. Nefario: (serious) I'm on it.

I also liked the girls...even though I actually think that the Moon was my favorite character.

You know, aside from the minions.

Margo: Can we get stuffed crust (for the pizza?)

Girls, and random minion: Oooo, stuffed crust.

Gru: I will stuff you all in the crust!

That bank guy was wierd tho: look at how small his eyes are compared to the size of his head.

And...

"I am not Victor anymore; Victor was my nerd-name; now I am Vector."

"Just wait until they see my new weapon: squid-launcher!"

Also: that's some hardcore poetry they got goin' on there. Also, the "Swan Lake" thing could be, like, a "Black Swan" tie-in. ;)

Anyway, it's kinda cool how the dude from The Office made himself sound so Russian.

And when the Moon went back to big. The Moon does that, you know.

"I call it the Nefario Principle!"

And, you know.

Minions.

(10/10)

MEU MALVADO FAVORITO - A pirâmide de Gizé foi roubada, sendo substituída por uma imensa réplica a gás. O feito é considerado o roubo do século, o que mexe com o orgulho de Gru (Steve Carell). Desejando realizar algo ainda mais impressionante, ele planeja o roubo da Lua. Para tanto conta com a ajuda dos mínions, seres amarelados que trabalham como seus ajudantes, e do dr. Nefario (Russell Brand), um cientista. Só que para realizar o roubo terá que tomar de Vetor (Jason Segel), o ladrão da pirâmide, um raio que consegue diminuir o tamanho de tudo que atinge. Sem conseguir invadir a fortaleza de Vetor, Gru encontra o plano perfeito quando vê as três órfãs Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Agnes (Elsie Fisher) e Edith (Dana Gaier) entrarem no local para vender biscoitos. Ele então vai ao orfanato e resolve adotá-las. Só não esperava que, aos poucos, fosse se afeiçoar às irmãs.

French movies are underrated - at least by me so far. Nice, sweet and funny.

"We are going to pull of the TRUE crime of the century... we are going to steal the MOON!"

The first half of 2010 was not a vintage year for motion pictures in general, but it was an unusually brilliant period for animated features. With Toy Story 3 and How to Train Your Dragon having opened to overwhelming acclaim, 2010's big-screen animated features continued to emphasise the adage that cartoons are not just for kids. Perhaps the dark horse of the 2010 summer animation derby was Despicable Me, from the recently-established Illumination Entertainment (a subsidiary of Universal). Admittedly, the animation is not as crisp or enticing as that of Toy Story 3 or How to Train Your Dragon (or even Shrek Forever After), and the feature lacks the dramatic relevance and storytelling potency of Pixar's regular output. Nonetheless, Despicable Me has it where it counts: it has heart, a clever script, and a handful of big laughs.

The aging Gru (Carell) considers himself to be the greatest supervillain in the world, but the recent theft of Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza by Gru's rival - Vector (Segel) - leaves him deficient in the amazement department. In an attempt to one-up Vector, Gru devises his greatest scheme to date: to shrink and steal the moon. In order to obtain the requisite shrinking ray, Gru is forced to adopt three adorable orphan girls - Margo (Cosgrove), Edith (Gaier) and Agnes (Fisher) - as a type of Trojan Horse. However, Gru soon finds himself enjoying the lifestyle of a father, which rapidly diverts his attention from his moon-stealing plan, much to the dismay of Gru's gadget mastermind Dr. Nefario (Brand).

No better word exists to describe Despicable Me than "cute". The flick is almost unbearably cute - Gru's yellow minions are cute, the kids are cute, and Elsie Fisher's line deliveries are impossibly adorable. As with every good animated movie, Despicable Me includes throwaway gags for the kids in addition to sly asides that only adults will understand. The movie also distinguishes itself by its willingness to provide a more subversive, at times darker brand of humour than the average family film (after a spike-laden coffin closes on one of the orphans, red liquid is seen trickling from underneath and Gru simply says "Well, I suppose the plan will work with two"...before we find out that the girl's juice box was just impaled). Furthermore, it's refreshing that screenwriters Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul tried to keep the picture as free from pop culture jokes as possible, meaning Despicable Me will not look dated for many years. However, while the animation is colourful and appealing, it is comparatively basic; lacking the rich texture and intricate detail which characterises Pixar and DreamWorks animation productions. Yet this barely matters, because the high energy levels and effective pacing more than compensates for this.

Despicable Me was imbued with Looney Toon logic, meaning the moviemakers had the freedom to go nuts with amusingly violent slapstick since none of the characters can actually get hurt. As such, when the kids get a hold of Gru's weaponry, the results are hilarious rather than cringe-inducing. The only real problem with Despicable Me is that formula takes control once the third act approaches, and the emotional arc is too on-the-nose. There is never a great deal of tension or even any question as to whether the film is headed, though this seems like a curmudgeonly thing to complain about considering this is a family movie. At the very least, Gru's inevitable transition from supervillain to father is funny, somewhat believable, and, yes, even heart-warming. Naturally, Despicable Me does not work as effectively on multiple levels as Toy Story 3, but the film neither bores nor insults mature-age viewers in the way that too many family films do. Despicable Me is almost the complete package, and its flaws only emerge when it's placed alongside the very best of the animation realm.

A visual blend of Uncle Fester (The Addams Family) and Danny DeVito's Penguin from Batman Returns, Gru is one of the most interesting and memorable animated characters in recent memory. Luckily, Steve Carell's vocal performance (a self-proclaimed mix of Ricardo Montalban and Bela Lugosi) is excellent. Also fortunate is that Gru is just one of several memorable characters. The orphans who unwittingly get caught up in Gru's plan are derivative but endearing - especially the unicorn-loving Agnes, whose cuteness is borderline illegal - and the vocal performances are spot-on. Meanwhile, Vector is a great villain - there's an almost childlike mentality to his actions, with a boastful nature begging to be punished. Jason Segel's interpretation of Vector is well-judged and amusing, too. Russell Brand also lent his voice to the cast, and he's practically unrecognisable as Dr. Nefario. All of the actors displayed a wonderful versatility for these roles.

Despicable Me does not hold up as well under close scrutiny as other animated classics. It's a blast the whole way through - an inspired delight even - but after a few viewings, it becomes clear that the sly laughs are a bit too occasional and that formula strongly takes over in the final act. Still, this is a solid animation effort, and it's definitely worth it for a family movie night.

7.7/10

just love the small crazy minions =)

The teaser trailer looked really daft with some freaky looking man with his yellow alien workers but the official trailer helped me change my mind about what it could be like. It really did look a lot of fun, family entertainment with lots of hilarious jokes, stunning effects and with a really fun but surprisingly quite personal storyline. This is the sort of animated film that doesn't really need to go over the top with entertaining the audience by overloading the jokes and the effects but it just carried on and in some ways, became one of a kind. I mean, most people perhaps think that Despicable Me wasn't that good in 3D because everything didn't pop out the screen every 2 seconds (I do admit that 3D is getting very overhyped now) but the point of it is that it helps the film feel a bit more real and the audience are on this adventure with the characters.


In a happy suburban neighbourhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbours, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru, planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon. (Yes, the moon!) Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. The world's greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes.


I almost instantly loved Gru's personality because he is one of those characters who think he is really evil but can act like a real muppet at times. He is pretty much like a Dr Evil sort of character and I love Dr Evil. His character does show that there is good and bad within everyone and we all have free will of which we choose to act on. Also, it shows how much a person or some people can change another person or people's lives. The little yellow aliens just cracked me up! They were so funny and there was a lot of development with their personalities which is something that doesn't always happen with supporting characters especially if there's more than one. The three little girls were just adorable especially the little one called Agnes. She brought back memories of Boo from Monsters, Inc..


After watching this, I can really tell that Despicable Me was made by the people of Ice Age seeing as the jokes are very similar, there is some personal emotion involved and there are quite a few action sequences. Despicable Me deserves 2 Oscar nominations: Best Animated Picture (but Toy Story 3 and How To Train Your Dragon deserve it more) and Best Original Score.


Overall, Despicable Me is an absolutely awesome film that is one of 2010s most entertaining but not quite one of the best films of the year. It did surprise me a lot and it is definitely great family entertainment that I would highly recommend it to everyone.

After hearing loads of good things about this movie, I became really curious about it and I went to see it in the movie theater with Nick, my step-son. Honestly, I thought it was a nice little movie with some funny moments but not much more than that, I'm afraid. Indeed, personally, I think it is overrated since there is nothing really exceptional about it but it remains a good flick though. However, the 3D was completely useless, just avoid it. Still, I have to admit it, the animation was really good, the minions were really hilarious (in my opinion, they could drop Gru, Vector and the little girls, focus on those little guys and you would have a much better movie) and it was pretty neat that they focused on a bad guy for once. Unfortunately, Gru was not really a bad guy, he was just a loser who tried to be mean. At least, he was quite funny, just as Vector, another loser trying to be a super bad guy. Eventually, the makers tried to make the whole thing a little too family friendly for my taste and it would have been much better if the tone would have been a little darker. Still, the minions were hilarious, Gru and Vector were quite funny as well and the whole thing was definitely entertaining. To conclude, even though I think it is rather overrated, it is and remains a fun animated feature and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are looking for something to see with your kids.